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The future of the DTM
Well now. Rumours have been going around that either Mercedes or Opel or both will pull out of the DTM at the end of 2003, or else at some other point in the future. The series continues to lack that elusive fourth manufacturer, and has to get by with Mercedes, Opel and (in a covert way) Audi. So what next? The format has changed, so that we now have one hour-long race per meeting (a welcome change in my view, if a step away from touring cars and towards sports cars), but what is in store for 2004 and beyond?
There were rumours that Porsche, of all people, might enter in the future, presumably with a V8-engined 911 (though I'd have thought that developing a turbo 996 for the GT championship would make more sense); Alfa Romeo have also been the subject of speculation.
So, will there be a fourth manufacturer? Will Mercedes and Opel stay the course? Will Audi come in as a works entrant (now that Tomczyk and Terting are racing in Audi factory colours)?
Your thoughts and ideas.
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